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SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL CENSUS SUMMARY SHEETS BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA: JUNE 2003

Total area breakdown
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland

Tillage
1

Grass under5 years old
+ 2

Arable
= 3

Grass over5 years old
+ 4

Total crops and grass
= 5

Sole right rough grazing (1)
+ 6

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Shetland

361

399.95

787

2,377.41

924

2,777.36

1,509

20,639.57

1,575

23,416.93

1,353

55,879.21

Orkney

645

5,031.45

1,192

11,756.53

1,317

16,787.98

1,499

38,265.10

1,574

55,053.08

918

36,073.53

Eileanan an Iar

1,223

2,007.40

2,657

2,626.83

3,297

4,634.23

3,773

18,178.34

4,243

22,812.57

2,892

67,896.62

Highland

2,072

44,388.64

4,517

35,878.92

5,240

80,267.57

6,283

125,027.12

7,146

205,294.69

5,261

1,494,860.28

NE Scotland

4,200

201,047.73

5,564

89,219.31

6,885

290,267.04

6,114

103,893.12

7,915

394,160.16

2,716

223,162.29

Tayside

1,963

136,294.20

2,008

29,425.44

2,873

165,719.63

2,432

58,587.91

3,285

224,307.55

1,175

368,904.41

Fife

710

57,205.38

746

9,144.88

1,084

66,350.26

1,037

20,681.26

1,286

87,031.52

313

4,931.62

Lothian

655

52,784.19

696

10,103.20

1,081

62,887.39

1,069

27,466.46

1,314

90,353.85

351

29,326.89

Scottish Borders

950

80,449.67

1,286

30,207.01

1,605

110,656.68

1,889

85,535.25

2,060

196,191.93

821

161,937.35

East Central

377

14,414.61

733

8,492.27

852

22,906.88

1,123

36,597.43

1,212

59,504.31

488

112,685.17

Argyll & Bute

305

2,723.69

773

8,833.93

867

11,557.62

1,303

42,242.63

1,392

53,800.25

1,373

385,442.11

Clyde Valley

701

12,313.96

1,614

19,566.47

1,852

31,880.43

2,554

84,967.67

2,719

116,848.09

1,092

89,993.37

Ayrshire

536

11,134.08

1,443

17,508.68

1,587

28,642.75

2,368

96,472.81

2,448

125,115.56

822

98,750.04

Dumfries & Galloway

993

23,118.60

2,348

44,092.06

2,519

67,210.65

3,378

175,030.80

3,531

242,241.46

1,466

183,649.07

Scotland

15,691

643,313.54

26,364

319,232.93

31,983

962,546.47

36,331

933,585.47

41,700

1,896,131.94

21,041

3,313,491.96

(1) Includes deer forests.

Total area breakdown (continued)
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland

Sole right agricultural area (1)
= 7

Woodland (2)
+ 8

Roads, yards and buildings
+ 9

Total area in sole occupation (3)
= 10

Common grazings
+ 11

Total area
= 12

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Hectares

Shetland

2,032

79,296.14

71

29.79

586

599.42

2,034

79,925.35

144

68,909.46

148,834.81

Orkney

1,893

91,126.62

59

100.51

907

1,321.00

1,906

92,548.12

16

1,878.96

94,427.08

Eileanan an Iar

6,286

90,709.19

98

412.57

1,384

566.48

6,303

91,688.24

286

212,747.01

304,435.25

Highland

9,722

1,700,154.96

1,527

95,963.44

3,197

21,103.27

9,888

1,817,221.68

504

291,355.29

2,108,576.97

NE Scotland

8,361

617,322.44

2,095

26,627.71

4,665

9,938.14

8,490

653,888.29

9

6,683.20

660,571.49

Tayside

3,518

593,211.96

1,134

23,092.48

2,174

10,775.81

3,593

627,080.25

*

*

*

Fife

1,343

91,963.14

450

4,250.53

801

2,490.08

1,380

98,703.75

0

0.00

98,703.75

Lothian

1,415

119,680.74

487

5,661.84

819

3,266.46

1,476

128,609.04

0

0.00

128,609.04

Scottish Borders

2,209

358,129.28

1,027

17,340.47

1,323

4,121.13

2,264

379,590.87

0

0.00

379,590.87

East Central

1,369

172,189.48

406

7,630.93

737

1,733.70

1,401

181,554.10

0

0.00

181,554.10

Argyll & Bute

1,927

439,242.36

492

25,264.72

892

5,206.43

1,947

469,713.51

68

10,072.15

479,785.66

Clyde Valley

3,028

206,841.46

790

8,973.17

1,492

3,530.61

3,125

219,345.25

*

*

*

Ayrshire

2,651

223,865.60

691

6,667.35

1,318

3,403.01

2,696

233,935.96

*

*

*

Dumfries & Galloway

3,802

425,890.53

1,216

14,623.29

2,110

6,181.66

3,862

446,695.48

0

0.00

446,695.48

Scotland

49,556

5,209,623.90

10,543

236,638.79

22,405

74,237.20

50,365

5,520,499.89

1,035

592,697.50

6,113,197.39

(1) Equates with the EU measure of Utilised Agricultural Area (UAA) for holdings. For Scotland in total, the measure is column 7 plus column 11.
(2) Woodland contained within the agricultural holding.
(3) Includes 45 holdings with no area in sole occupation; these are Sheep Stock Clubs.

Land tenure
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland

Area rented

Area owned

Total in sole occupation (1)

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Shetland

1,345

43,385.95

936

36,539.40

2,034

79,925.35

Orkney

225

11,086.72

1,802

81,461.41

1,906

92,548.12

Eileanan an Iar

5,580

41,221.19

942

50,467.05

6,300

91,688.24

Highland

5,185

438,558.63

5,322

1,378,663.05

9,848

1,817,221.68

NE Scotland

1,624

191,147.21

7,329

462,741.09

8,490

653,888.29

Tayside

889

223,661.99

2,934

403,418.26

3,593

627,080.25

Fife

268

22,433.05

1,231

76,270.70

1,380

98,703.75

Lothian

301

37,130.09

1,279

91,478.95

1,476

128,609.04

Scottish Borders

541

152,814.09

1,845

226,776.78

2,264

379,590.87

East Central

258

54,980.89

1,239

126,573.22

1,401

181,554.10

Argyll & Bute

723

157,968.17

1,355

311,745.34

1,947

469,713.51

Clyde Valley

435

59,292.13

2,848

160,053.11

3,125

219,345.25

Ayrshire

394

61,287.67

2,459

172,648.29

2,696

233,935.96

Dumfries & Galloway

922

165,855.40

3,163

280,840.08

3,862

446,695.48

Scotland

18,690

1,660,823.18

34,684

3,859,676.71

50,322

5,520,499.89

(1) Excludes 45 holdings with no area in sole occupation; these are Sheep Stock Clubs.

Cereals
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland

Wheat

Barley

Winter

Spring

Total

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Shetland

0

0.00

0

0.00

10

33.48

10

33.48

Orkney

0

0.00

42

98.31

455

3,847.57

468

3,945.88

Eileanan an Iar

*

*

*

*

5

21.72

*

*

Highland

137

3,550.40

104

1,843.46

776

20,782.86

797

22,626.32

NE Scotland

564

12,915.71

901

23,392.77

3,113

96,398.09

3,263

119,790.86

Tayside

655

18,249.31

366

7,649.10

1,409

52,918.04

1,458

60,567.14

Fife

357

11,886.16

233

4,869.31

501

19,595.80

542

24,465.10

Lothian

308

15,043.93

166

3,535.73

451

19,604.71

486

23,140.44

Scottish Borders

420

20,168.46

294

7,521.63

597

23,990.44

675

31,512.07

East Central

82

2,266.51

53

906.31

233

6,093.52

249

6,999.83

Argyll & Bute

*

*

*

*

111

1,457.82

*

*

Clyde Valley

56

884.22

82

916.15

380

6,409.40

403

7,325.55

Ayrshire

67

853.11

115

1,470.44

364

5,344.42

394

6,814.85

Dumfries & Galloway

136

2,397.79

233

3,830.63

576

9,443.21

653

13,273.84

Scotland

2,791

88,255.05

2,599

56,140.59

8,981

265,941.09

9,515

322,081.68

Cereals (continued)
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland

Oats

Triticale

Mixed grain

Total cereals

Winter

Spring

Total

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Shetland

8

2.50

32

18.65

35

21.16

0

0.00

6

1.71

48

56.35

Orkney

6

9.88

38

77.18

40

87.07

0

0.00

5

4.36

495

4,037.31

Eileanan an Iar

75

45.97

91

102.96

107

148.93

0

0.00

125

134.23

194

315.94

Highland

75

515.60

366

2,877.70

391

3,393.30

5

56.97

40

29.25

1,029

29,656.24

NE Scotland

77

764.15

468

5,013.96

508

5,778.11

39

409.46

28

96.12

3,486

138,990.27

Tayside

70

1,294.00

239

4,022.85

282

5,316.85

13

182.20

10

44.32

1,567

84,359.82

Fife

47

921.29

61

1,096.42

97

2,017.70

*

*

*

*

592

38,549.37

Lothian

*

*

17

154.23

*

*

*

*

*

*

533

38,544.44

Scottish Borders

81

1,512.76

94

1,436.56

159

2,949.32

7

110.56

6

29.10

728

54,769.51

East Central

*

*

60

650.60

*

*

0

0.00

*

*

292

10,417.32

Argyll & Bute

*

*

14

65.16

*

*

*

*

*

*

125

1,662.87

Clyde Valley

6

29.11

44

358.18

47

387.29

*

*

*

*

436

8,646.56

Ayrshire

*

*

17

102.94

*

*

*

*

*

*

409

7,884.84

Dumfries & Galloway

17

213.62

57

395.92

71

609.54

26

313.66

6

57.40

709.00

16,652.23

Scotland

519

6,064.40

1,598

16,373.31

1,883

22,437.71

110

1,323.36

239

445.27

10,643

434,543.07

Other combine harvested crops
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland

Oilseed rape

Flax and linseed

Peas, beans and lupins for combining

Total combine harvested crops (1)

Winter

Spring

Total

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Holdings

Hectares

Shetland

0

0.00

*

*

*

*

0

0.00

*

*

*

*

Orkney

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

*

*

*

*

Eileanan an Iar

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

0.00

0

0.00

*

*

Highland

69

1,497.52

26

320.96

89

1,818.48

5

90.56

24

243.29

1,043

31,686.39

NE Scotland

443

11,647.65

123

1,671.84

537

13,319.49

33

417.40

59

573.47

3,539

153,105.00

Tayside

318

6,863.65

70

1,116.39

369

7,980.04

15

160.19

88

1,020.57

1,594

93,368.56

Fife

148

3,016.07

47

643.27

179

3,659.34

*

*

*

*

596

42,700.77

Lothian

101

2,168.55

14

232.24

108

2,400.79

5

28.40

28

367.22

537

41,317.38

Scottish Borders

146

4,174.80

45

807.56

166

4,982.36

7

63.34

75

1,287.45

732

61,022.12

East Central

13

300.08

21

353.79

34

653.87

0

0.00

12

89.25

296

11,147.95

Argyll & Bute

0

0.00

*

*

*

*

0

0.00

*

*

127

1,689.18

Clyde Valley

*

*

*

*

5

61.49

*

*

*

*

438

8,801.56

Ayrshire

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

0.00

*

*

*

*

Dumfries & Galloway

9

184.15

7

92.67

14

276.82

*

*

*

*

712

16,985.84

Scotland

1,254

29,899.24

360

5,280.08

1,506

35,179.32

71

826.99

373

4,365.30

10,763

474,127.97

(1) Comprising cereals, oilseed rape, linseed, peas and beans for combining.

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